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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

I’m All Choked Up

In an effort to TOTALLY DEPRESS you, I'm sharing all the songs I can't sing through in their entirety BECAUSE I'M CRYING HALFWAY THROUGH THEM.

Regina Spektor's "The Call" from "Prince Caspian" (the Chronicles of Narnia movie)

Because REGINA and HER VOICE and THE STORY of the song.

 

The Fisherman's Friends "Mary Anne"

Because FRIENDS and THE STORY of the boys.

 

"Say Something" by A Great Big World

Because PIANO and LONGING and SADNESS and VIENNESE WALTZ.

 

"The Only Exception" by Paramore

Because HAYLEY and ACCEPTANCE and again with the VIENNESE WALTZ.

 

"I See The Light" from Tangled

Because there had to be one Disney one, right?  And ZACHARY LEVI.

 

"Where or When" by Harry Connick Jr.

Because THE VOICE and HARRY and ROMANCE and FATE and THE LIVE VERSION THAT I CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE.

 

Elbow's "One Day Like This"

Because it's great.

 

Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know"

Because DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN and 25 and WINNIE THE POOH.

 

"The Scientist" by Coldplay

Because WICKER PARK.

 

 How about you?  Are there songs that tear you to pieces?  That MAYBE you listen to repeatedly when you're In A Mood?  

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One year ago: I Made Them, in which I make something.

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6 responses to “I’m All Choked Up”

  1. Wyatt Avatar
    Wyatt

    In the words of Will Ferrell, “…great songs ALL!”

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  2. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    For me, Kate, it’s September Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94hz9Q56jw as only Willie sings it. You may have to be much older to really appreciate it. But I LOVE Mary Ann too! Sometimes it’s good to feel a little poignancy, but this is quite a pile you have assembled. I hope you are OK!

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    Ulrich 00

    That is the first time I’ve heard “Say Something” without the harmonies by Christina Aguilera.
    How can it be that I’ve heard “The Only Exception” a bajillion times, and never knew it was Paramore? I think because viennese waltz.
    My list includes: By Nickel Creek, “The Lighthouse’s Tale,” “Out of the Woods,” and others. A couple Irish classics – Carrickfergus (there are a number of great versions – Loreena McKennitt w/ Cedric Smith have a great one though) and The Water is Wide (shares some similarities to Carrickfergus. Must listen to Eva Cassidy’s rendition), and Michael Buble – You Were Always On My Mind because Ballroom Dancer. All the above can be found on the YouTubes.

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  4. Riot and Frolic Avatar
    Riot and Frolic

    Will is quite the philosopher.

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    Riot and Frolic

    I’m not wallowing about anything, but our Pandora station (based on Disney princess songs) is bringing up a lot of the Narnia music lately and so “The Call” has come up. I’ve been struck by how that song still gets to me, and so I started going through my music to see what other songs would do it. Turns out there’s a formidable pile of them. I haven’t added more to this post, because DEPRESSING, but interesting, nonetheless, right?

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  6. Riot and Frolic Avatar
    Riot and Frolic

    Ha, that IS the more popular version.
    They are SO not Viennese Waltz. I can see the surprise.
    All awesome. sniff

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